Westwood, Kansas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,624
Male Share of the Population	47.4%
Female Share of the Population	52.6%
Senior Citizens	14.2%
Employed Population 16+	889
Age of the Population	37

Families

% of people married	52%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	91.3%
Median Earnings25+	$56,324
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$31,563

Wealth

Median Family Income	$102,250
% Above Poverty Level	97%
% Below Poverty Level	3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	20 minutes
% Working from Home	9.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.8%
% Using Public Transportation	0.3%

Housing

People Living Alone	29.4%
Median Gross Rent	$1,617
Median House Value	$238,000

Ancestry

German	27.6%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	19.3%
Irish	18.7%
English	14.3%
French Except Basque	4.9%
Italian	4.6%
Polish	3%
Scottish	2.8%
Norwegian	2.3%
Dutch	2%
Swedish	2%
Welsh	1.9%
African	1.5%
Belgian	0.9%
Danishn	0.9%
Russian	0.7%
Greek	0.7%
Austrian	0.7%
Canadian	0.6%
Arab	0.6%
Lithuanian	0.6%
Swiss	0.4%
Syrian	0.4%
Czech	0.4%
Ukrainian	0.2%
Croatian	0.2%
Lebanese	0.2%
Luxemburger	0.2%
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Westwood Almanac

Category	Value
County	Johnson County
Standard Zip Codes	66205
Phone Area Codes	913
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	39.03
Approximate Longitude	-94.63

Westwood Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN AP
Distance	5.3 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 38 F
Apr Temp	46 to 67 F
Jul Temp	72 to 91 F
Oct Temp	49 to 69 F
Annual Precip	35.5 inches

Station	KANSAS CITY INTL AP
Distance	18.7 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 36 F
Apr Temp	44 to 65 F
Jul Temp	68 to 89 F
Oct Temp	46 to 68 F
Annual Precip	37.9 inches

Station	SMITHVILLE LAKE
Distance	24 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 35 F
Apr Temp	42 to 63 F
Jul Temp	67 to 88 F
Oct Temp	44 to 67 F
Annual Precip	36.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Fairway	3,947	$138,913
Mission Hills	3,580	$250
Mission Woods	177	$181,250
Roeland Park	6,796	$86,111
Westwood Hills	378	$152,917

Westwood Private Schools

Shawnee Mission Christian School
4901 Mission Rd
ZIP: 66205
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 92

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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